Praying on a prayer mat with images and patterns
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Is it permissible for me to pray on the prayer mats sold in the markets, which have images of the Ka'bah and the Sacred House, and other patterns? He says: They do not distract me, and I do not look at them.
Answer:
It is disliked to pray on things that have patterns, because they distract you, no matter how little they distract you. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Is it permissible for me to pray on the prayer mats sold in the markets, which have images of the Ka'bah and the Sacred House, and other patterns? He says: They do not distract me, and I do not look at them.
Answer:
It is disliked to pray on things that have patterns, because they distract you, no matter how little they distract you. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب اجتناب النجاسات ومواضع الصلوات — islamhouse.com (53:04)
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